Goals of Program
- Provide professional development for AoC Leaders to share resources and pathways to health careers as near-peer mentors
- Connect students to a wider network of professionals and students working within biomedical/health fields
- Provide mentorship for AoC Leaders to pursue their professional goals in biomedical/health career paths
- Create systems and programs to make resources accessible and visible
- Build community among students pursuing biomedical/health careers
How will the AoC Merck Peer Mentor/Leaders program benefit me in my career?
- Supply financial support for academic and professional development activities
- Provide networking, peer mentoring, and community building
- Stipend award (contingent upon approval of funding)
- $5000 Summer
- $7500 Fall
- $7500 Spring
Program Requirements and Expectations
Summer '25
- Attend in-person Summer Training June 9th-13th and June 16th-18th and 20th, 10am-1pm
- Attend biweekly zoom planning check-in in July and August
Fall '25/Spring '26
- Create partnerships, cultivate relationships, and coordinate with external partners
- Create and deliver one event/workshop per semester (2 total)
- Support cohort members events/workshops
- Facilitate 1-on-1 check-in with mentees per semester
- Lead small peer mentor group once per month
- Attend in person 90min monthly Check-ins in Fall and Spring with SF BUILD leaders
Eligibility
- Currently enrolled Junior or Senior undergraduate or master’s student at SFSU in a biomedical major, or recently graduated from SFSU within 1 year.
- Actively pursuing a biomedical/health career path
- Commit to program for 1 year (June 2025- May 2026)
- 1yr of research, clinical, or community engaged experience.
- Biomedical or health career major (ie. biology, chemistry, engineering, social science, nursing, dentistry ect.)
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous leadership experience, experience and/or participation in clubs or organizations, experience navigating biomedical/health career pathways.
Please note this award may be taxed please visit https://seo.sfsu.edu/Tax-Information for more information